Landscape of Southwest Florida
Because we stayed for a whole week on a resort, the beautiful La Playa, which sits right on the beach and faces the Gulf of Mexico to the west, it gave us several wonderful opportunities to watch sunset.
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The great Heraclitus once said "You can not step twice into the same river", I say: you can not watch the same sunset twice. Every sunset is unique and beautiful in its own way -- sometimes the sun is clearly visit and sets like a shiny disk, sometimes it is veiled by bands of clouds that create subtle hues, sometimes the cloud formation in the sky is spectacular ... I never tire of watching sunsets.
The beautiful La Playa Beach Resort where we stayed for a week.
Of course, there are also the endless white sand beaches along the Gulf Shore and on some of the islands. The following picture was taken just outside La Playa Beach Resort.
Captiva Beach is another beautiful beach on Sanibel Island.
Sanibel Island Light, a lighthouse at the eastern end of Sanibel Island.
But I think the best beach on Sanibel is Bowman's Beach, where we spent the most time and picked up most of our sea shells.
Sanibel Island is famous for its abundance and variety of sea shells, countless of them are washed ashore by the waves. For more pictures of these sea shells, visit this page.
Finally a couple of pictures taken at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, showcasing different habitats in this natural jewel.
Gulf of Mexico Sunset
Gulf of Mexico Sunset
Gulf of Mexico Sunset
Gulf of Mexico Sunset
Gulf of Mexico Sunset
Gulf of Mexico Sunset
Gulf of Mexico Sunset
Gulf of Mexico Sunset
Gulf of Mexico Sunset
La Playa Beach Resort
Naples Beach
Captiva Beach
Sanibel Island Light
Bowman's Beach
Bowman's Beach
Bowman's Beach
Bowman's Beach
Sea Shells on Beach
Sea Shells on Beach
Sawgrass Prairie
Cypress Knees
